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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Jan 2009 22:31 UTC, submitted by google_ninja

Breaking news out of Cupertino: Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has announced he is taking a medical leave of absence, stepping down as CEO of Apple from now until June 2009. Steve Jobs announced this new turn of events in an email to all Apple employees today. Tim Cook will assume the CEO position for the time being.

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RE: Needs To Be More Forthcoming

by segedunum on Thu 15th Jan 2009 10:46 UTC in reply to "Needs To Be More Forthcoming"

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I am baffled by the whole mysticism surrounding his health...why doesn't he just come out and say what the hell is really going on with his health?

Because Apple are one of the most secretively paranoid companies around, and the vast majority of that comes from the top down. This is complete bull:

"During the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought."

The treatment for a hormone imbalance should be fairly straightforward, especially considering his clarification memo not long ago.

Edited 2009-01-15 10:53 UTC

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